So things are looking different around here today!
What happened was I mentioned that I needed to make a business card before Haven, the blogging conference I’m going to later in the summer, and my wonderful blogging friend, Katja, from Shift Ctrl Art said she could help me out, and the next thing I knew she’d not only designed a business card for me, but redesigned the whole blog.
If you’ve seen how Katja’s designed her house, you’ll understand why this was very exciting for me. Like check out her living room:
And her kitchen:
And then go over to the blog and check out the rest, because it’s all amazing AND Katja is witty and fun, and the blog is a wonderful read.
I was secretly hoping she’d suggest a pixely Mario for my new logo:
Not really. Although he’s pretty fabulous. But I think what she came up with is probably a slightly better fit for the blog. It’s my house, see?! Katja came up with the basic design and then we e-mailed back and forth about it, and she worked on it until it was perfect. Now I really can’t ever move, but that’s okay, because I didn’t want to anyway. (I’m kidding. There are things about moving that are EVEN MORE trouble than having to get a new logo for your blog, which is just one reason why I’m not doing it).
Anyway, so thanks SO MUCH to Katja, and, if you have any design work that needs doing, you can find her contact info and check out her other work here and here.
that katja! i adore her! and i LOVE the new logo!!! but back to katja, she totally rocks.
Katja is the rocking-est! 🙂
Lucky you! How awesome! Love the new logo too.
Katja is the best!
She really is!
I love the header and you’ve just begun! Good work team!
Darn… we should have pixelated your house. I KNEW there was an option we didn’t cover. Hahahaha. Thank you so much for all the nice things you are saying about me Gretchen. It was so great working on this project with you!
Ha–yes! Maybe a pixelated version of my house in an animated gif smashing all the other houses? 🙂
Katja is amazing! I’m loving the new look! Can’t wait to meet you at Haven 🙂
Isn’t she?! And, yes–I’m excited to meet you, too 🙂
Ok Now I have another great blog to follow! I still have not ordered my cards for Haven. Eek! But glad that I will get to meet you there.
You, too! And I haven’t actually ordered mine yet,either ;). must get on that!
Oh, I love your new header! Very much! And I bet, your cards also look really awesome!
(Can you send one to Germany? ;))
Love everything about your blog makeover! 🙂
It’s looking so nice around here. 🙂 Love the new header. Katja’s SO talented!
It looks good Gretchen! I like the sketch of your house.
Thanks, Lora!
Catching up on my reading here–I LOVE the new look! The header is great. Hope you have fun at Haven, too. Going to a conference in on my list of things to experience. I think I’d like to go with someone else, and I just haven’t been committed enough to the blog to make it happen. Looking forward to hearing how it all goes for you.
I’m very nervous about it–I’m such an introverted non-joiner! But it’s 20 minutes from my house, so it seemed almost silly NOT to go.
It looks amazing! I knew this was in the works and snuck a peek a long time ago…you know like when this was actually written!! Katja is pretty much amazing.
She really is!
Looks spectacular!